Tide here is about 3-5ft. Nothing huge, just enough to get you messed up every once in a while.

And yeah, that was a RB merg. Some guys have never shot them before. We get a few every season over the sea duck rig.

That bird is on my Bucket list this year for a mounter. Last year I got a fully plumed Common and a fully plumed Hooded by chance... In my hunting cabin there is a support pole about 10" diameter near the pool table. I thought a mount of all three mergs in a diving pose "follow the leader" style, that spirals down that support pole would be B.A.